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Scott LaBorde RHL Administrator Offline "Rock it" science! Posts: 2971 Location: Wake Forest, NC Joined: Sep 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #15 - Jul 30^th, 2012 at 8:15pm	Print Post
	Here is a healed quartz floater from Silver Lake. Its shape reminds me of a baseball bat. Although in two pieces they have been completely healed as shown in the photo.

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Scott LaBorde RHL Administrator Offline "Rock it" science! Posts: 2971 Location: Wake Forest, NC Joined: Sep 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #16 - Jul 31^st, 2012 at 7:13pm	Print Post
	A nice healed floater tabby from House Creek. 5 x 3 x 1.5 cm

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Scott LaBorde RHL Administrator Offline "Rock it" science! Posts: 2971 Location: Wake Forest, NC Joined: Sep 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #17 - Jul 31^st, 2012 at 7:28pm	Print Post
	Oaks mica.

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Scott LaBorde RHL Administrator Offline "Rock it" science! Posts: 2971 Location: Wake Forest, NC Joined: Sep 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #18 - Dec 20^th, 2012 at 9:37am	Print Post
	Wake County specimens in the "Colored Quartz" section: http://www.rockhoundlounge.com/cgi-bin/yabb252/YaBB.pl?num=1345160448 http://www.rockhoundlounge.com/cgi-bin/yabb252/YaBB.pl?num=1297482529 http://www.rockhoundlounge.com/cgi-bin/yabb252/YaBB.pl?num=1324699638 http://www.rockhoundlounge.com/cgi-bin/yabb252/YaBB.pl?num=1301409963

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Scott LaBorde RHL Administrator Offline "Rock it" science! Posts: 2971 Location: Wake Forest, NC Joined: Sep 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #19 - Dec 20^th, 2012 at 10:04am	Print Post
	Wake County specimens in the "Included Quartz" section: http://www.rockhoundlounge.com/cgi-bin/yabb252/YaBB.pl?num=1327114819

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dan Full Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 248 Joined: Feb 14^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #20 - Dec 29^th, 2012 at 9:16am	Print Post
	Scott, Where is silver lake? Loved the pic of the siderite. I did a mapquest for the lake and came away with about nine locations that all seem wrong. Gorgeous specimens! Dan


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Chemfreak YaBB Newbies Offline www.RockHoundLounge. com Posts: 31 Joined: Aug 14^th, 2012	Re: Wake County Reply #21 - Dec 29^th, 2012 at 9:43pm	Print Post
	Silver lake is now covered over with Houses. Last time I rode by that location no dirt was to be seen. The siderites are great from that location. I have one tessin habit quartz that grew threw the middle of a siderite crystal. I didn't find it til later on after a few rains washed the dirt off in my screen. Maybe Scott has a few that you can buy from him?


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Scott LaBorde RHL Administrator Offline "Rock it" science! Posts: 2971 Location: Wake Forest, NC Joined: Sep 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #22 - Dec 29^th, 2012 at 11:58pm	Print Post
	Copy the following coordinates into google maps and you will see the location. 35.74791,-78.728908 The crystals came from the subdivision on the west side of the lake. When I pull it up on google maps, the satellite view is dated and shows the subdivision at the beginning stages of construction -- at which time we were also finding the crystals. Currently it is now packed with homes, pavement, and people.

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dan Full Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 248 Joined: Feb 14^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #23 - Dec 30^th, 2012 at 9:19am	Print Post
	Thanks for the info. Keep the pics coming!


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Scott LaBorde RHL Administrator Offline "Rock it" science! Posts: 2971 Location: Wake Forest, NC Joined: Sep 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #24 - Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 9:45am	Print Post
	The green circle is where I found most of the crystals. It was very hot in that area, and I could find a crystal or two everytime I went there.

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Scott LaBorde RHL Administrator Offline "Rock it" science! Posts: 2971 Location: Wake Forest, NC Joined: Sep 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #25 - Jan 10^th, 2013 at 12:52pm	Print Post
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JoeM God Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 4197 Location: Wake County, NC Joined: Sep 30^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #26 - Jan 10^th, 2013 at 8:34am	Print Post
	Very Nice!


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Scott LaBorde RHL Administrator Offline "Rock it" science! Posts: 2971 Location: Wake Forest, NC Joined: Sep 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #27 - Feb 13^th, 2013 at 9:20pm	Print Post
	This quartz rock, found in Raleigh at "The Oaks" subdivision, had kyanite.� This kyanite was the only kyanite recovered from this location.� I have examined this rock many times, but only just today did I notice the small pocket of crystals on one end of it.� I think the kyanite had always deflected my attention from edges of the rock.� The entire rock is: 7.5 x 5 x 3 inches 19 x 13 x 8 cm
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Laurie Adams Ex Member	Re: Wake County Reply #28 - Feb 14^th, 2013 at 7:48am	Print Post
	It is very likely that the pseudomorphs you are referring to in this thread are "limonite" after dolomite, rather than limonite after siderite.� It has recently been determined that all the Crabtree Quarry, Triangle Quarry, etc. siderite is actually dolomite.� Given that, it is most likely that the pseudos from the same general area would be after dolomite as well.� In fact, to my knowledge there is no confirmed specimen of siderite from Wake County period!� Also, the "biotite" that has helped make the Crabtree Quarry famous, is not biotite, but rather muscovite!� Man do I have a lot of labels to change!� (These recent analysis were brought to my attention by Kenny Gay.� Thanks Kenny!� He also has found that there is NO olenite at the Ray Mine!)


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Scott LaBorde RHL Administrator Offline "Rock it" science! Posts: 2971 Location: Wake Forest, NC Joined: Sep 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #29 - Feb 14^th, 2013 at 8:22am	Print Post
	Thanks Laurie, I'll be trying to change any references of siderite to ferroan dolomite. I too believe that since Crabtree is in the same general area that my pseudos are limonite after dolomite. Especially since no siderite has ever been confirmed from Wake County.

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